Midori Kitagawa, Ph.D.School of Arts, Technology and Emerging CommunicationArts and Technology Program

Educational History:

Post-doc 1993-94 Texas A&M University, College Station, TexasPh.D. 1993 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Major: Architecture (Emphasis: Visualization Sciences)Dissertation title: Boolean Operations on Polygon Meshes Dissertation advisor: Thomas Linehan

M.A. 1989 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioMajor: Art Education (Emphasis: Computer Graphics & Animation)Thesis title: Branching Object Generation for Computer Graphics and AnimationThesis advisor: Thomas Linehan

B.F.A. 1986 Joshibi University of Art and Design, Tokyo, JapanMajor: Painting

Employment History – principal positions since the Bachelor’s degree:

Associate Professor 2004 - currentArts and Technology (ATEC) ProgramSchool of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (2015 - current)School of Arts and Humanities (2004 - 2015)The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas

Associate Professor 2001 - 2004Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and DesignDepartment of ArtDepartment of Industrial, Interior, and Visual Communication DesignThe Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Assistant Professor 1994 - 2001Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design Department of ArtDepartment of Industrial, Interior, and Visual Communication DesignThe Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Post-doctoral Research Associate 1993 - 1994Visualization Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Programmer 1986 - 1987Computer Imaging and Design Inc., Tokyo, Japan

Employment History – concurrent temporary or visiting appointments, consultantships:

Visiting Lecturer 1993 - 1994Visualization Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Professional recognitions and honors (study, teaching, research, service):

The Hollywood Reporter1selected and interviewed Professor Kitagawa as one of the ten professors who mentor Hollywood’s next generation of artists. The interview article was written by Thomas McLean, online editor of Animation Magazine, and published on August 20th, 2010.

Joshibi University of Art and Design2 selected Professor Kitagawa as one of the two most influential alumni. Prof. Kitagawa spoke at the ceremony to commemorate the centennial of the university’s founding. The ceremony was held in Tokyo in October 2000 and attended by five thousand guests.

University Seed Grant Award, The Ohio State University, 1994.Fresh 1991 Publisher’s Award, 1990.Award of Excellence in Research, Nippon Computer Graphics Association, 1990.Ataka Award, Joshibi University of Art and Design, 1986.

Professional membership:

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH)3 1987 - current.

Achievements in Original Investigation

Book co-authored:

Midori Kitagawa and Brian Windsor. MoCap for Artists: Workflow and Techniques for Motion Capture. Burlington, MA/Oxford UK: Focal Press/Elsevier, 2008.

Journal Publications:

Kobe and Ohio: Co-op and rural landscape preservation, Agricultural and Forestry Statistic Research, 1, 45-49, 1999.

Visualization Blackboard: Visualizing a real forest, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 1, 12-15, 1998.

Branching Object Generation and Animation System with Cubit Hermite Interpolation, Journal of Visualization and Computer Animation, 2, 60-67, 1991.

Conference presentations and publications in proceedings (juried):

1 The Hollywood Reporter is one of the two major trade publications of the entertainment industry, the other being Variety. The Hollywood Reporter is published daily and weekly.

2 Joshibi University of Art and Design (formerly the Women’s College of Fine Arts) in Tokyo, Japan, was established in 1900 with an accreditation by the Japanese Government. Joshibi is the second oldest art school in Japan, next to Tokyo University of the Arts, which did not admit female students until 1946.

3 Since 1974 ACM SIGGRAPH has been hosting the SIGGRAPH Annual Conference, the most prestigious venue to publish technical and creative research s in computer animation and interactive technologies.

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VIGOR: Virtual Interaction with Gravitational Waves to Observe Relativity with Michael Kesden, Ngoc Tran, Thulasi Sivampillai Venlayudam, Mary Urquhart, Roger Malina, Proceedings of Human Computer Interaction 2017 International Conference, Springer, New York, New York, 2017.

Geometry Explorer: Facilitating Geometry Education with Virtual Reality with Chengyuan Lai, Ryan P. McMahan, Iolani Connolly, Proceedings of Human Computer Interaction 2016 International Conference, Springer, New York, New York, 2016.

Rise and Fall of 2D Animation: Miyazaki Animation vs. Disney Animation, with Bruce Barnes, Proceedings of International Conference on Asian Comics, Animations and Gaming in Toronto, York University, Toronto, Canada, 2006.

What has happened to 2D animation? Contrasting Anime to Disney, Proceedings of The18th Annual Society for Animation Studies Conference, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 2006.

Online Amish game and its simulation of agricultural environments. Proceedings of International Symposium on the Preservation and Assessment of Agricultural Environments, Sendai, Japan, 1998.

Visualizing the Midway Face of the Dixie National Forest, with D. House, A. Scott and G. Schmidt. SIGGRAPH 97 Visual Proceedings, Technical Sketches, Los Angeles, 207, 1997.

A realistic walkthrough of an existing forest, with D. House, A. Scott and G. Schmidt. Proceedings of Data Visualization 97, St Louis, Missouri, 1997.

Rendering the Midway Face Forest: Towards High Realism in Environmental Visualization. Proceedings of Resource Technology 94, Toronto, Canada, 1994.

Branching Object Generation and Animation System with Cubic Hermite Interpolation. Proceedings of NICOGRAPH 90, Tokyo, Japan, 160-170, 1990.

Visualization of Environmental Effects on Branching Objects. Proceedings of Resource Technology 90, Washington D.C., 1990.

Invited talks/presentations to professional meetings and seminar or colloquia assemblies:

STEAM Education Projects, ATEC Watering Hole, Dallas, Texas, 2016.Motion Capture, O’Donnell Foundation Fine Art Grant Exhibition, Dallas, Texas, 2013.Arts and Technology Education at UTD, Japan American Grassroots Summit, Dallas, Texas

2012.Capturing Movements: What Motion Capture Reveals. Science Café Kobe (Seminar

organized by Kobe University), Kobe, Japan, 2008.3D Computer Animation Education in the United States, Computer Graphics Arts Society and

the Journal of Visual Communication Joint Seminar, Boston, Massachusetts, 2006.Can traditional feature animation survive in the digital age?: Rise and fall of 2D animation in

US and Japan, TexGraph 2006, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 2006.Introduction to 3D Computer Animation, Monterrey, Mexico, Technologico de Moneterrey,

2009.Making a ball bounce, Monterrey, Mexico, Technologico de Moneterrey, 2009.Can traditional feature animation survive in the digital age?: Rise and fall of 2D animation in

US and Japan, TexGraph 2006, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 2006.Art and Technology, Joshibi University 100th Year Anniversary Celebration, Tokyo, Japan,

2000.SIGGRAPH 97 Electronic Theater: Jury Process and Trends, Multimedia Contents

Association Seminar, Los Angeles, California, 1997.BETHA Online Chemistry Tutorial Project, Best Practices Faculty Symposium, Columbus,

Ohio, 1997.

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About my work: About my name, Dream Science 97 CG Grand Prix in STEC, Tokyo, Japan 1997.

About my work: About my name, Information Society of Japan (Nihon Jouho Gakkai), 7th Digital Media Research Seminar, Tokyo, Japan 1997.

BOGAS: Branching Object Generation and Animation System, Central Ohio Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery Seminar, Columbus, Ohio, 1997.

WWW, Computer Graphics, Education and Arts, CG Grand Prix in STEC, Tokyo, Japan, 1996.

Research and Education at OSU/ACCAD, PIXEL Seminar, Los Angeles, 1995.Hollywood and Silicon Valley, Japan-America Institute of Management Science: Seminar on

Multimedia Trends, Los Angeles, California, 1995.Hollywood and Silicon Valley, NICOGRAPH Seminar, Los Angeles California, 1995.Animation Production at OSU/ACCAD, Nippon Electronics College, Tokyo, Japan, 1995.

Articles:

Interview with the SIGGRAPH 94 Conference Chair. PIXEL, No, 138, Tokyo, Japan, 3, 105-107, 1994.

Computer graphics education in the United States. PIXEL, No, 137, Tokyo, Japan, 2, 120-123, 1994.

Studying computer graphics in the United States. PIXEL, No, 136, Tokyo, Japan, 1, 130-133, 1994.

Computer graphics research labs in the United States. PIXEL, No. 98, Tokyo, Japan, 11, 80-83, 1990.

Current computer graphics research. PIXEL, No. 96, Tokyo, Japan, 9, 33, 1990.

Panel discussions at professional meetings:

Future of Digital Imaging, Quarterly Research & New Venture Showcase: Virtual Worlds, Simulation & Game Technology, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, 2006.

Teaching Animation: At the Crossroads of Production and Studies, the 18th Annual Society for Animation Studies Conference: Animation at the Crossroads”, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 2006.

SIGGRAPH 99 ArtTALKS: Large Format and Cross Processes, Los Angeles, California, 1999.

Hard-hitting Discussion on Evaluating the Relationships with Industry that Confront Artists and Education Today, Columbus, Ohio, 1996.

USA-Japan Internet Conference, CG Grand Prix in STEC, Tokyo, Japan, 1996.

Exhibition curatorship:

ACM SIGGRAPH 30th Year Anniversary Celebration: Envisioning the Future Art Show, Tokyo, Japan, 2000.

ACM SIGGRAPH 30th Year Anniversary Celebration: Envisioning the Future Art Show, Los Angeles, California, 1999.

Expanded Visions: Art and Technology, Schumacher Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1997.Insights, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1996.

Exhibitions:

Visiting Artist Workshop, Dallas Museum of Arts, Dallas, Texas, 2013.

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Expanding Media Art: Gleaming, Moving, Feeling, Playing, Joshibi Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 2007.

New Works: Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 2000 - 2004.

SIGGRAPH Traveling Art Show: 6th Annual New York Digital Salon (1999-2000) which travelled to the following locations:

Visual Arts Museum, New York, New YorkCirculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, SpainTriennale di Milano, Milano, ItalyCentro de Cultura Contemporanea, Barcelona, SpainSala de Exposiciones CAM, Alicante, SpainLas Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary IslandsEl Parque de Las Naciones, Lisbon, Portugal

New Works: Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, Ohio, 1999.

SIGGRAPH 99 Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 1999.Dream Centenary Computer Graphics Grand Prix 99 in Aizu, Aizuwakayama, Japan, 1999.The 14th W League Exhibition, Gallery Horikawa, Kobe, Japan, 1999.New Works: Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio,

1998.The 13th W League Exhibition, Gallery Horikawa, Kobe, Japan, 1998.Dream Science 97 Computer Graphics Grand Prix in STEC Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 1998,Expanded Visions: Art and Technology, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, 1997.New Works: Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio,

1997.The 12th W League Exhibition, Gallery Horikawa, Kobe, Japan, 1997.Dream Science 96 Computer Graphics Grand Prix in STEC Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 1997.Computer Imaging 96, Alamosa, Colorado, 1997.Insights, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1997.Favorites, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1997.New Works: Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio,

1996.The 11th W League Exhibition, Gallery Horikawa, Kobe, Japan, 1996.SIGGRAPH 95 Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 1995.Bit.Movie, Riccione, Italy, 1995.The Processing of Perception, Center of Science and Industry, Columbus, Ohio, 1995.New Works: Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio,

1995.Excerpts, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1995.The 19th W League Exhibition, Gallery Horikawa, Kobe, Japan, 1995.SIGGRAPH 94 Art and Design Show, Orlando, Florida, 1994.New Works: Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio,

1994.Visiting Artists/New Faculty Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1994.Techno Artists: New Paradigms for Virtual Reality, Center for the Visual Art of Metropolitan

State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 1992.El Art/Exhibition of Electronic Art, Helsinki, Finland, 1991.Hi Tech Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan, 1991.Computer Generations: Animation and Mixed Media, Warwick Museum, Warwick Rhode

Island New York, 1991.The Third Biennial Arts & Technology Symposium: Exhibition of Computer Art, New

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London, Connecticut, 1991.IMAGINA, Mote-Carlo, Monaco, 1991.SIGGRAPH 90 Traveling Art Show (1990-1991) which travelled to the following locations:

The Computer Museum, Boston, MassachusettsInstituto de Estudios Norteamericanos, Barcelona, SpainHudson River Museum, Yonkers, New YorkLa Freewaves Celebration of Independent Video, Frankfurt, Germany

SIGGRAPH 90 Art Show, Dallas, Texas, 1990.Dallas Film Festival 90, Dallas Texas, 1990.NICOGRAPH 90 Film Show, Tokyo, Japan, 1990.SIGGRAPH 90 Film and Video Theater, Dallas Texas, 1990.The 3rd W League Exhibition, Gallery Horikawa, Kobe, Japan, 1988.W League Exhibition, Gallery Horikawa, Kobe, Japan, 1986.

Visual works published/cited in printed media or broadcasted:

The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects, 4th Edition (a book by Isaac Kerlow), John Weily and Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2009.

The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects, 3rd Edition (a book by Isaac Kerlow), John Weily and Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2003.

Joshibi: A Centenary Exhibition Calatog, Tokyo, Japan, 2000.The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects, 2nd Edition (a book by Isaac Kerlow), John

Weily and Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2000.SIGGRRAPH 99 Electronic Art and Animation Catalog, ACM SIGGRAPH, 1999.Dream Centenary Computer Graphics Grand Prix 99 in Aizu Proceedings (a book and a

CD), Aizuwakayama, Japan, 1999.SIGGRAPH 97 Visual Proceedings (a book and a CD), AMC SIGGRAPH, 1997.Visual Arts: Approaches to Computer Aided Work Explored (a newspaper article by

Jacqueline Hal), The Columbus Dispatch, 1997.Dream Science 97 Computer Graphics Grand Prix in STEC, Tokyo Proceedings, Tokyo,

Japan, 1997.The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects (a book by Isaac Kerlow), Van Nostrand

Reinhold, New York, New York, 1996.Dream Science 96 Computer Graphics Grand Prix in STEC, Tokyo Proceedings, Tokyo,

Japan, 1996.SIGGRAPH 95 Conference Visual Proceedings, ACM SIGGRAPH, 1995.SIGGRAPH 94 Conference Visual Proceedings, ACM SIGGRAPH, 1994.SIGGRAPH 94 Conference Art and Design Show Slide Set, ACM SIGGRAPH, 1994.SIGGRAPH 94 VR in Orlando (an article by Wim van der Plas), Wave, Holland, 1994.Computer Imagery: Visions of Electronic Frontier (TV program), Greenspun School of

Communication, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1993.Frame of Mind (TV program), KDTN, Dallas, Texas, 1992.Computer Graphics Access (a book and a laser disc), Bunkensha, Tokyo, Japan, 1992.Fresh Video Portfolio Computer Graphics Animation 1991 (video), Fresh Electronic

Publishing Inc., Los Angeles California, 1991.SIGGRAPH 90 Conference Proceedings, ACM SIGGRAPH, 1990.SIGGRAPH 90 Conference Art Show Slide Set, ACM SIGGRAPH, 1990.SIGGRAPH Video Review: SIGGRAPH 90 Film & Video Theater, ACM SIGGRAPH, 1990.Leonardo: SIGGRAPH 1990: Digital Image, Digital Cinema, Pergamon Press, New York,

New York, 1990.Digital Image, Digital Cinema (an article by Thomas Linehan), Communication of ACM, 3,

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3, ACM SIGGRAPH, 1990.Computer Graphics Special (TV program), Television Espanola, Madrid, Spain, 1990.EX-Television: CG Special (TV program), Nippon Television Network, Tokyo, Japan, 1990.Sinwa High School Class Journals (illustrations), Kobe Shinbun Publishing Center, Kobe,

Japan, 1982.

External funding for original investigations:

Proposals submitted:EXP: Mobile Immersive Learning Environment (MILE) for High School Geometry, PI:

Midori Kitagawa, National Science Foundation: Cyberlearning, $549,196. Declined.Collaborating with a team of UTD faculty members in science of learning, computer science, mathematics education and psychology, I developed a project proposal that will explore how an immersive virtual environment (IVE) can assist geometry learners in gaining geometry content knowledge and geometric imagination.

Enhancement of Tracking Capabilities for UTD Motion Capture Lab, PI: Ryan McMahan, Faculty Participant: Midori Kitagawa, National Science Foundation, $727.379. Declined.The upgrade of motion capture cameras, truss expansion and purchase of facial motion capture systems are proposed to expand the capabilities of the motion capture lab for research and instruction.

VIGOR: Virtual-reality Interaction with Gravitational Waves using Oculus Rift, PI: Midori Kitagawa, American Physical Society, $9,483.00. Declined.Michael Kesden in Physics, Roger Malina and I have been developing VIGOR which is a virtual environment in which gravitational waves emitted by binary black holes can be experienced.

Learning Physics in a Synergistic Scaffolded Programming Environment, PI: Midori Kitagawa, National Science Foundation, 1,114,524. Declined. We propose to develop a Scaffolded Training Environment for Physics Programming (STEPP) in which students learn physics and programming synergistically by creating dynamic models of physics concepts using a 3D video game engine.

Mobile Immersive Learning Environment for High School Geometry, PI: Midori Kitagawa, National Science Foundation: Transforming Education, $549,837. Declined.Collaborating with a team of UTD faculty members in science of learning, computer science, mathematics, psychology and K-16 STEM education and a local high school teacher, I developed a project proposal that will explore how an immersive virtual environment (IVE) can assist geometry learners in gaining geometry content knowledge and geometric imagination.

Enhancement of Tracking Capabilities for UTD Motion Capture Lab, PI: Ryan McMahan, Co-PI Midori Kitagawa, National Science Foundation, $648,323. Declined.The upgrade of motion capture cameras, truss expansion and purchase of facial motion capture systems are proposed to expand the capabilities of the motion capture lab for research and instruction.

Multisensory Creative Learning Environment for High School Geometry, PI: Midori Kitagawa, National Science Foundation: Transforming Education, $549,288. Declined.As the PI, I led a team of faculty members from various disciplines (ATEC, Computer Science, Mathematics and STEM Education and Research) to develop a project proposal for teaching geometry by taking advantage of the multisensory stimuli and immersive nature of a virtual reality environment.

Multi-Scale Integrated Intelligent Interactive Sensing (MINTS) for Environmental Hazard and Risk Assessment, PI: Georgia Fotopoulos, Co-PI Midori Kitagawa, National Science Foundation, $3,295,177. Declined.

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As a Co-PI, I was in charge of the dissemination research thrust that catalyzes creative thinking and approaches to effective communication among various types of individuals, organizations and communities from the pre-crisis prevention phase to the post-crisis evaluation phase of an environmentally hazardous event. Also I was responsible for developing an international research collaboration plan with Kyoto University.

Center for Offshore Wind Energy (Engineering Research Center), PI: Su Su Wang (University of Houston, Mechanical Engineering Department), National Science Foundation, March 2011 – February 2016 (2021 if renewed), $18,490,817.00. (University of Texas at Dallas’s portion will be $2,685,013.00 NSF funds, excluding cost sharing.). Declined.

Aiding Detection and Intervention of Certain Behavioral Disorders in Children (Integrative Graduate Education and Research), PI: Balakrishnan Prabhakaran (UTD, Computer Science Department), National Science Foundation. Declined.

Earth Atmosphere Visualization, PI: Rod Heelis (UTD, Center for Space Sciences Director), National Science Foundation. Declined.

The anticipatory profile (Human and Social Dynamics), PI: Mihai Nadin, National Science Foundation, $698,000.00. Declined.

Grants/contracts awarded

NSF Gravitational Theory Program, Black-Hole Spin Precession and its Astrophysical Implications, 2016-19. (Collaborator) $134,869. For the development of VIGOR (Virtual Interaction with Gravitational Waves to Observe Relativity).

Critical Difference for Women, About my name…, 2004. (PI) $1,500. For research for an animation project “About my name…”

Battelle Endowment for Technology and Human Affairs, An On-line Agroecosystem Database for Multimedia Teaching of Agricultural andCultural Diversity in Holmes County, Ohio, 1997 - 99.  (Co-PI, Project Leader)  $41,875.  For establishing a new electronic resource for ecological, agricultural, and cultural diversity education via internet. 

Ministry of Education and Sciences, the Government of Japan, Rural Landscape Design with Multimedia, 1996 - 99.  (Co-PI)  $396,000.  For the development of an interactive on-line game that teaches high school students about the culture and farming practices of Amish communities. 

Battelle Endowment for Technology and Human Affairs, An Extensible Electronic Chemistry Study Resource, 1996 - 98. (Co-PI) $52,280. For the development of an interactive on-line game that teaches chemistry through a murder mystery.

University Seed Grants, The Ohio State University, Office of Research, Generation of Polyhedral Branching Objects with 2-Manifold Surfaces, 1995 - 96. (PI). For developing an application for artists and scientists to generate branching objects with smooth surfaces.

College of Arts Research Grant – Level 2, The Ohio State University, Facilitating Communication Methods in Japanese through Traditional and Electronic Media, 1995 (PI) $2,500. For facilitating communications with professionals in Japan.

The United States, Department of Agriculture, Forest Services, Forest Visualization Project, 1993 – 94. (Investigator) $40,000. I was solely responsible for the research content of the project for one year and the project was continued by graduate research assistants after my departure from Texas A&M University.

Industry support

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RenderMan4 software donation from Pixar, 2004Received a donation of 80 licenses of RenderMan and six other related products (80 licenses each) from Pixar. The cost to purchase the licenses would have been $110,000 with educational discount ($440,000 without educational discount). The licenses were renewed annually and upgraded with newer versions free of charge for several years to be used by ATEC faculty and students.

Houdini5 software donation from Side Effects, Inc., 2005.Received a donation of 40 licenses of Houdini Master and 120 licenses of Renderer, at least $680,000 worth of software donation from Side Effects, Inc. The licenses were renewed annually and upgraded with newer versions free of charge for several years to be used by ATEC faculty and students.

Crowdfunding

Mocap UTD, a project with Impact UTD (UTD’s crowd-funding program), raised $965, 2015 - 16. The fund was used to purchase new optical markers for motion capture research and instruction.

Teaching

Doctoral advisement/direction:

Dissertation committee chair for:Elizabeth Berger School of ATEC expected in 2017Vanessa Paugh School of Arts and Humanities 2009

Dissertation title: Hyperdoll Theory of Artificial Personality for Non-player Characters in Computer games.

Dissertation committee member for:Jeff Senita School of ATEC expected in 2016Chih-Yuau (Jason) Huang School of Arts and Humanities 2011Robert Flowers School of Arts and Humanities 2010Marge Zielke School of Arts and Humanities 2007Hui Li School of Engineering and Computer Science 2006

Masters advisement/direction:

UTDHadi Zadeh M.F.A. 2016Mary Garcia M.F.A. 2016Sara Gomez M.F.A. 2016Dax Norman M.F.A. 2015

4 Pixar’s Renderman is a tool set to develop textures and lighting for 3D computer generated environments. It is widely used in the computer animation and game industries. It is an excellent tool for students to understand the fundamentals of 3D computer graphics, especially lighting and texturing. It allows students to develop their own tools customized to suit individual needs in creative activities.

5 Most ATEC courses in 3D computer animation have been taught using Autodesk’s Maya. While Maya is currently probably the best commercial application for character animation, Side Effects, Inc.’s Houdini is known for its strength in special effects, such as clouds, smokes, explosions, rain, and waves.

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Sara Martinez M.F.A. 2015Long Nguyen M.F.A. 2014Kristin Loud M.F.A. 2014Ricardo Orellana M.F.A. 2011Zev Wunch M.A. 2010Philip Carr M.F.A. 2009Christine Lanning M.F.A. 2009June Chi M.F.A. 2009Singkham Khamnouane M.F.A. 2009Weiwei Zhang M.F.A. 2008Joel Ladella M.F.A. 2008William Patrick Dunnigan M.F.A. 2007Ming Ku M.A. 2006Chih-Yuau Huang M.A. 2006Harold Leach M.A. 2005

Ohio State UniversityMatt Derksen M.F.A. 2004 Rhythm & Hues Studios, Rigging SupervisorKyoung Lee M.F.A. 2004 Ohio State University, Assistant ProfessorVita Berezina-Blackburn M.F.A. 2003 Ohio State University, Animation SpecialistJun Oh M.F.A. 2003 Samaritan's Purse, Motion Graphic ProducerScott Swearingen M.F.A. 2003 Ohio State University, Assistant ProfessorIan Butterfield M.F.A. 2002 Dream Works, Technical DirectorBrandon Morse M.F.A. 2002 University of Maryland, ProfessorYianni Yessios M.F.A. 2001 DGA Security, Chief Software EngineerClarke Stallworth M.F.A. 2001 Savanna College of Arts and Design, ProfessorWooksang Chang M.F.A. 2000 Chung-Ang University, ProfessorWobbe Koning M.F.A. 2000 Monmouth University, Assistant ProfessorJanice Braverman M.F.A. 1999 BraveVisions, Creative DirectorHeath Hanlin M.F.A. 1998 Syracuse University, ProfessorNeal McDonald M.F.A. 1998 University of Maryland, Assistant ProfessorMarla Mayerson M.F.A. 1998 National University of Health Science Clinic,

Director of ChiropracticJanet Lucroy M.F.A. 1997 Pixar Animation, Director of PhotographyJohn Warren M.F.A. 1997 Pixar Animation, Technical DirectorNathania Vishnevsky M.F.A. 1997 DreamWorks/Pacific Data Images, Training

Specialist

Classroom teaching:

Semester Prefix Number Course NameFall 2004 ATEC 3317-001 Intro to 3D animation

HUAS 6393-501 Time Based Art: Animation Production

Sp 2005 ATEC 4380-080 Capstone ProjectATEC 6351-001 Motion CaptureATEC 8303-080 Ind Readings in ATECATEC 3327-001 Intermediate 3D

Su 2005 ATEC 4337-001 Adv 3D AnimationATEC 4380-580 Capstone Project

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ATEC 8303-580 Ind Readings in ATECATEC 8303-080 Ind Readings in ATECATEC 8303-08M Ind Readings in ATECATEC 8305-580 Ind Research in ATEC

Fall 2005 ATEC 4337-001 Adv 3D AnimationATEC 7V81-080 Advanced ProjectATEC 4380-580 Capstone ProjectATEC 6351-001 Motion CaptureATEC 8303-080 Ind Readings in ATECATEC 8305-080 Ind Research in ATECATEC 4V71-080 Ind Study in ATEC

Sp 2006 ATEC 4380.080 Capstone ProjectATEC 6351.501 Motion CaptureATEC 8303.080 Ind Readings in ATECATEC 8305.080 Ind Research in ATEC

Su 2007 ATEC 6331.56A Aesthetics of InteractiveATEC 4380.080 Capstone ProjectATEC 8305.080 Ind Research in ATECATEC 8303.580 Ind Readings in ATEC

Fall 2007 ATEC 4370.002 Motion CaptureATEC 4V71.080 Ind Study in ATECATEC 8303.080 Ind Readings in ATECATEC 8305.080 Ind Research in ATEC

Spring 2008 ATEC 4337.001 Computer AnimationATEC 4370.001 Topics in ATEC: Motion CaptureATEC 4V71.080 Ind Study in ATEC ATEC 6351.001 Digital ArtsATEC 8303.080 Ind Readings in ATEC ATEC 8305.080 Ind Research in ATEC

Fall 2008 ATEC 4337.001 Computer AnimationATEC 4345.001 Motion Capture AnimationATEC 6351.001 Digital Arts ATEC 8303.080 Ind Readings in ATECHUMA 8V99.080 Dissertation

Spring 2009 ATEC 4337.001 Computer AnimationATEC 4345.001 Motion Capture AnimationATEC 4V71.080 Ind Study in ATEC ATEC 8303.080 Ind Readings in ATEC HUMA 8V99.080 Dissertation

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Fall 2009 ATEC 4337.001 Computer Animation ATEC 6351.001 Motion CaptureATEC 8303.080 Ind Readings in ATEC HUMA 8V99.080 Dissertation

Spring 2010 ATEC 4337.001 Computer AnimationATEC 4345.001 Motion Capture AnimationATEC 8303.080 Ind Readings in ATEC ATEC 8305.080 Ind Research in ATEC

Su 2010 ATEC 4337.05A Computer AnimationATEC 4370.05A Topics in ATEC: Experimental MocapATEC 8303.080 Ind Readings in ATEC

Fall 2010 ATEC 4337.001 Computer Animation ATEC 4380.080 Capstone ProjectATEC 6352.001 Motion CaptureATEC 6397.080 Ind Readings in ATECATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATECATEC 8303.080 Ind Readings in ATEC

Spring 2011 ATEC 4337.001 Computer AnimationATEC 4345.001 Motion CaptureATEC 4V80.080 Capstone ProjectATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATECATEC 8305.080 Ind Research in ATEC

Summer 2011 ATEC 4337.05A Computer Animation

Fall 2011 ATEC 4337.001 Computer AnimationATEC 4V80.080 Capstone ProjectATEC 4V71.080 Ind Study in ATECATEC 6352.001 Motion CaptureATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATECATEC 8305.080 Ind Research in ATEC

Spring 2012 ATEC 4V80.080 Capstone ProjectATEC 6355.013 Animation Production LabATEC 6397.080 Ind Reading in ATEC

Summer 2012 ATEC 4345.OU1 Motion Capture Animation ATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATEC

Fall 2012 ATEC 4V80.080 Capstone ProjectATEC 4V71.080 Ind Study in ATECATEC 6352.001 Motion CaptureATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATECATEC 8305.080 Ind Research in ATEC

Spring 2013 ATEC 4V71-080 Ind Study in ATECATEC 4V80.080 Capstone Project

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ATEC 6351.001 Digital Arts: PortfolioATEC 6399.080 Ind Reading in ATEC

Summer 2013 ATEC 4V80-080 Capstone ProjectATEC 4345.OU1 Motion Capture Animation ATEC 6397.080 Ind Reading in ATECATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATEC

Fall 2013 ATEC 4V80.080 Capstone ProjectATEC 6352.001 Motion CaptureATEC 6397.080 Ind Reading in ATECATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATEC

Spring 2014 ATEC 4V80.080 Capstone ProjectATEC 4V99.080 Senior Honors in ATECATEC 6351.001 Digital Arts: PortfolioATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATECATEC 7V81.080 Advanced Project

Note: Reduced teaching load (one organized course per semester) was given in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 due to my SACS administrative duties.

Summer 2014 ATEC 6V95.080 Advanced Project

Fall 2014 ATEC 4371.001 Topics in Animation: Procedural MethodsATEC 4380.080 CapstoneATEC 4V71.080 Independent StudyATEC 4V99.080 Senior Honors in ATEC

ATEC 6V95.080 Advanced ProjectATEC 6352.001 Motion CaptureATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATEC

Spring 2015 ATEC 4345.001 Motion Capture AnimationATEC 6351.001 Digital Arts: Procedural MethodsATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATECATEC 7V81.080 Advanced Project

Summer 2015 ATEC 4345.OU1 Motion Capture AnimationATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATEC

Fall 2015 ATEC 4371.001 Topics in Animation: Procedural MethodsATEC 4380.080 CapstoneATEC 4V71.080 Independent StudyATEC 4V99.080 Senior Honors in ATECATEC 6352.001 Motion CaptureATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATECATEC 6V95.080 Advanced Project

Spring 2016 ATEC 4345.001 Motion Capture AnimationATEC 4380.080 CapstoneATEC 6351.001 Digital Arts: Procedural Methods

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ATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATECATEC 6V95.080 Advanced Project

Summer 2016 ATEC 4345.OU1 Motion Capture AnimationATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATECATEC 8303.080 Ind Readings in ATEC

Fall 2016 ATEC 3316.001 Procedural AnimationATEC 6352.001 Motion CaptureATEC 6398.080 Ind Research in ATECATEC 6V95.080 Advanced ProjectATEC 8303.080 Ind Readings in ATECATEC 8305.080 Ind Research in ATEC

Service

Professional Jury and Review:

ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 Kobe Symposium on Education Proposal Reviewer, 2015ACM SIGGRAPH 2010 Space Time Student Competition Jury Member, 2010ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 Best Education Papers Jury Member, 2009ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 Education Programs Jury Member, 2009ACM SIGGRAPH 2007, Sketches and Posters Reviewer, 2007Leonardo, Journal of Arts, Sciences and Technology, Paper Reviewer, 2006ACM SIGGRAPH 2005, Courses Reviewer, 2005ACM SIGGRAPH 2004, Courses Reviewer, 2004ACM SIGGRAPH 2004, Art Gallery Jury Member, 2004Dream Centenary CG Grand Prix 99, Aizu Japan Jury Member, 1999ACM SIGGRAPH 99 Envisioning the Future Art Exhibition Chair, 1998 - 99ACM SIGGRAPH 99 At Show: techOasis, ARTsite Reviewer, 1999.ACM SIGGRAPH 97 Animation Festival (Electronic Theater) Jury Member, 1997ACM SIGGRAPH 97 Courses Reviewer, 1997ACM SIGGRAPH 96 Paper Reviewer, 1996ACM SIGGRAPH 95 Art Gallery Jury Member, 1996ACM SIGGRAPH 95 Courses Reviewer, 1995

Professional Committees:

ACM SIGGRAPH Japanese Liaison, 1994 - 2003ACM SIGGRAPH 99 International Committee Advisory Board Member, 1998 - 99ACM SIGGRAPH 30th Year Anniversary Celebration Committee Member 1998 - 99ACM SIGGRAPH 98 International Committee Member, 1997 - 98ACM SIGGRAPH 97 International Committee Member, 1996 - 97ACM SIGGRAPH 95 International Operations Committee Chair, 1994 - 95

School Committees:

Chair:Ad Hoc Committee for 3rd Year Review of Prof. Scott, 2016 Motion Capture Lab Manager Search Committee (Co-Chaired), 2015

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Motion Capture Lab Oversight Committee (Co-Chaired), 2013 - currentAd Hoc Committee for 3rd Year Review of Prof. Greshem-Lancaster, 2015 -16Ad Hoc Committee for 3rd Year Review of Prof. Petrovic, 2012 - 13

Served as a member:Graduate Studies Committee, 2015 - currentUndergraduate Studies Committee, 2015 – currentATEC-CS Curriculum Committee, 2015Ad Hoc Committee for 3rd Year Review of Prof. Schich, 2015 - 16ATEC Game Faculty Search Committee, 2015School Peer Review Committee, 2014 - 15ATEC Lecturer Search Committee, 2014 Ad Hoc Committee for 6th Year Review of Prof. Evans, 2012 - 13Faculty Personnel Review Committee, 2011 – 14EMAC Search Committee, 2008-2009.Faculty Personnel Review Committee 2007 – 2008Art History Search Committee, 2008 Search Committee for a Senior Lecturer in Dance, 2006Search Committee for an Assistant Professor of Sound Design in ATEC,

2006Ad Hoc Committee for Mid-Probationary Review for Venus Reese 2005

University Committees:

Faculty Senate, 2016 -18Mentoring Committee, 2015 - 17SACS Academic Assessment Committee, 2011 - 13Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Executive Committee, 2006 -

07

Administrative Assignments:

SACS coordinator for the ATEC and EMAC programs, 2011 – 13I led the program assessments for the ATEC degrees (B.A., M.A., M.F.A., and Ph.D.) and EMAC degrees (B.A. and M.A.) and contributed to the preparation for the SACS site visit in April 2014. Faculty Roster: Qualifications of ATEC full-time and part-time faculty Learning objectives of all ATEC courses 2006 Program Assessment Plans for ATEC BA, MA, and MFA degrees 2006 Program Assessment Reports ATEC BA, MA, and MFA degrees 2007 Program Assessment Plans for ATEC BA, MA, and MFA degrees 2007 Program Assessment Reports ATEC BA, MA, and MFA degrees ATEC senior exit survey ATEC graduating students exit survey Self-study reports on ATEC MA and MFA

I developed the animation curriculum, made recommendations on selections of lecturers, TAs, and classroom software/hardware to the director, and supervised the lecturers and TAs.

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I scheduled all ATEC courses to meet students’ needs, classroom constraints and instructors’ preferences.

Art and Technology Area Coordinator, Ohio State University, 1996 - 2004As the Area Coordinator, I was in charge of the day-to-day operations and budget of the Arts and Technology program.

Other service contributions to university

Demonstrations and talks for visitors to the Motion Capture Lab, 2004 – current. In 2015 alone I presented for:

UTD Scholar’s Day Open HouseRicochet 15 (Leadership Richardson) Physics Camp for Young WomenNorth Lake College TexPrep Program2015 Art FairKipp Academy 7th graders visit

Outside chair, Examining Committee for Thyagaraj Devasigamani (Ph.D. candidate in Telecommunications Engineering)

, 2016. Faculty advisor to Kendo Club, 2014 - current.Faculty advisor to the Japanese Student Association, 2015 – current.

Brian Windsor (Motion capture specialist, The Ohio State University)Robert Lurye (Lead lighter, DreamWorks/PDI)Dr. Elisabeth Rega (Professor of Anatomy, Western University of Health Sciences)Dr. Stuart Sumida (Professor of Biology, California State University at San

Bernardino)Tim McLaughlin (Chair, Visualization Science Department, Texas A&M University)Dr. Scott King (Professor of Computer Science, Texas A&M University, Corpus

Christi)Crispin Freeman (Actor/Voice Actor)Ken Maruyama (Vice President, Sony Pictures Imageworks)

Showcase organizer, 2006. I organized the first Showcase, a juried exhibition of animations, films, games, sounds and interactive arts produced by ATEC students.

Supervising Dr. Jo Takayama, a visiting researcher in ATEC program, 2007 - 2009. The animation that Dr. Takayama produced at UTD has won awards and been exhibited internationally contributing to the ATEC program’s recognition.

Other service contributions to professional and local communities

External evaluator for Dr. Magesh Chandramouli’s tenure application at Purdue University of Northwest, 2016.

External evaluator for Prof. Shaun Foster’s tenure application at Rochester Institute of Technology, 2015.

Advisory Committee member for the Plano Independent School District Academy High School, 2015 - 16.

Operations Committee member for the Japanese School of Dallas, 2013 – 14.

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SIGGRAPH 94 Preview. PIXEL, No, 142, Tokyo, Japan, 1, 140-142, 1994.Jean Halsuka M.F.A. 2004 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY, Education DirectorATEC animation area coordinator, 2004 -11Distance Learning Committee, 2005 - 06ATEC course schedule coordinator, 2005 – 07Faculty advisor to the Student Animation Society, 2005 - 07.Graduate Studies Committee, 2005 - 08Guest lecture organizer, 2005 - 12. The guest lecturers whom I invited to UTD include the

following professionals: Ad Hoc Committee for 6th Year Review for Prof. Terry 2006 - 07SACS Academic Assessment Committee, 2006 - 08SACS coordinator for the ATEC program, 2006 - 08

I prepared the following SACS documents for the ATEC program:Campus Facilities Committee, 2006 - 09Hanson Robotics, Conversational Character Robot, 2007 - 08. (PI) $24,825. For developing a

facial rig that is animatable by two animation methods: key-framing and motion capture. Ad Hoc Committee for 3rd Year Review of Prof. Fechter, 2009 - 10.Ad Hoc Committee for 3rd Year Review of Prof. Zielke, 2009 - 10.Ad Hoc Committee for 3rd Year Review of Prof. Evans, 2009 – 10.Student Grievance Officer, 2009 - 11Ad Hoc Committee for 3rd Year Review of Prof. Farrar, 2011 - 12Ad Hoc Committee for 6th Year Review of Prof. DuFour, 2011 – 12Search Committee for 3D animation position in ATEC, 2011 – 12

September 15, 2016Fall 2006 ATEC 4337.001 3D Animation

ATEC 7V81.080 Advanced ProjectATEC 4380.080 Capstone ProjectATEC 6351.001 Motion CaptureATEC 8303.080 Ind Readings in ATECATEC 8305.080 Ind Research in ATECATEC 4V71.080 Ind Study in ATEC

Sp 2007 ATEC 4337.001 3D AnimationATEC 4V71.080 Ind Study in ATECATEC 4380.080 Capstone ProjectATEC 6351.501 Motion CaptureATEC 7V81.080 Advanced ProjectATEC 8303.080 Ind Readings in ATECATEC 8305.080 Ind Research in ATEC

Su 2006 ATEC 3327.021 Lighting/TexturingATEC 4337.021 3D AnimationATEC 4380.580 Capstone ProjectATEC 8303.580 Ind Readings in ATEC

Leonardo: Sixth Annual New York Digital Salon, 31, 5, MIT Press, San Francisco, California, 1998.

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